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The Agony of the Untold Story
Published authors will provide insights on moving from idea to published work
Nov 6, 2025
For every published book, numerous others die before ink reaches the page, before anyone gets a chance to read what the author considers essential prose.
Three published authors will take the stage to explain how they accomplished the work at the next Quid Novi showcase, Nov. 25.
Authors Ken Jessen and Linda L. Osmundson will join newly published author Ken Amundson in describing the process, the pitfalls, the problems, perils, and the delights of book publishing.
Quid Novi, the thought-leader organization in Northern Colorado that attempts to shed light on innovations, will feature the authors at the event. It begins at 5:30 p.m. at The Forge, 815 14th St. SW in Loveland, in the Collaboratory Room just east of Grimm Brothers Brewery in Building B of the campus.
Quid Novi, which is Latin for “what’s new,” hosts showcases the last Tuesday of each month.
A $20 admission will be charged, which includes hors d’oeuvres. Drinks will be available for purchase.
Jessen, a former Hewlett-Packard engineer, has become the de facto regional historian. His published works number more than 20 titles and include topics such as ghost towns of Colorado, the history of the sugar beet industry, community histories and one about the trolley cars of Fort Collins. He self-publishes his works.
Osmundson has written numerous books for children. Her “How the West was Drawn” series explored artwork of the American West. Another, “Papa’s Changes” was written for children to detail the experience of caring for her husband through his dementia journey. Osmundson has used both traditional publishing houses and self-publishing techniques.
Amundson, recently retired after 51 years in the newspaper publishing business, self-published his first book this year, “From Harbor to Harvest.” The title of the Quid Novi showcase, The Agony of the Untold Story, expresses the drive that each of these authors has to record for all time stories that otherwise would be lost to history.
Quid Novi, founded in 2010 by Fort Collins resident Rick Griggs – an author himself — seeks to cross boundaries for innovation and collaboration while encouraging participants to think and discover new ideas.
“It would take a lifetime to meet the variety of Quid Novi presenters you’ll meet in one year. They will broaden your vision, heighten your dreams and polish your confidence,” Griggs said.
The organization will pause its programs in December but in January will begin a new schedule of showcases on topics that will likely include the benefits and dangers of artificial intelligence (AI), is journalism down for the count or more necessary than ever, and robots among us, among others.
Additional information, and pre-registration information, can be found at Here.
Dreams captured on film: Growing industry keeps spirit alive
Robert Redford’s Sundance soon to move here
Oct 15, 2025
Actor and director Robert Redford, who died Sept. 16 this year, created nearly 45 years ago what might be called a dream factory in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. The Sundance Film Festival, home to dreamers and novice film producers ever since, will make a move to Boulder in January 2027.
The festival will join with a growing but tight-knit cluster of film aficionados who hope the addition of Sundance will propel the industry to higher levels, and certainly to higher visibility.
The Sundance Film Festival, along with members of the existing film industry in northern Colorado, will join at Quid Novi on Oct. 28 to discuss innovation and creativity in the sector.
Quid Novi, the thought-leader organization in Northern Colorado that attempts to shed light on innovations, will feature actor, writer and producer Elizabeth Mihelich; Doug Usher, founder and creative director at the Via Co.; Matt Schultz, co-founder and executive creative director of Mass FX Media; and Ben Mozer, owner of The Lyric theater in Fort Collins.
Like Redford, who acted or directed nearly 80 movies, the speakers live and breathe the film industry and are true to the Sundance dream.
Redford famously said, “Sundance is and always will be a dream. What you see, smell, and feel here is a dream being carefully nurtured. What we offer … is homegrown and available to all.”
Quid Novi, which is Latin for “what’s new,” hosts showcases the last Tuesday of each month at the
The Forge in Loveland, a center for innovation created on the former Hewlett-Packard campus, 815 14th St. SW, in the Collaboratory Room just east of Grimm Brothers Brewery in Building B of the campus. A $20 admission will be charged, which includes hors d’oeuvres. Drinks will be available for purchase. Quid Novi events are always the last Tuesday of the month starting at 5:30 p.m.
Quid Novi, founded in 2010 by Fort Collins resident Rick Griggs, seeks to cross boundaries for innovation and collaboration while encouraging participants to think and discover new ideas.
“It would take a lifetime to meet the variety of Quid Novi presenters you’ll meet in one year. They will broaden your vision, heighten your dreams and polish your confidence,” Griggs said.
The organization will pause its programs in December but in November the topic will be “The Agony of the Untold Story: From Idea to Published Work,” and will feature authors who have published books.
Additional information, and pre-registration information, can be found at QuidNovi.io, the Quid Novi website.
Quid Novi to explore scams, grift and innovations to combat them
Sixth showcase event to be at The Forge in Loveland
July 7, 2025
An Iowa grandfather, 86, hearing about a granddaughter’s run-in with police in Fort Collins, withdrew $18,000 from banks in Des Moines to help her out. Except the caller wasn’t his granddaughter. But the money was gone.
A Loveland woman paid $1,500 to “hold” a used car in Pueblo until her husband could look at it. Except there was no used car and the seller could not be found by police.
A Loveland attorney’s administrative assistant paid $200 when her boss’ name was used fraudulently in a scam. And the attorney, twice, was the unsuccessful subject of the grandparent scheme.
Every five seconds, someone in the United States becomes a victim of ID theft. And daily, email users find scads of fraudulent offers in their inboxes just waiting for someone to click.
Now with artificial intelligence, a person’s image and words can be used illegally to take advantage of someone else.
Virtually everyone who does business – at the doctor’s office, the bank, the insurance company or at any other commercial enterprise with an online presence – has had their personal information stolen by hackers. Social Security numbers, dates of births, passwords and more are for sale on the black web. Victims can almost count on having the hacked business offer one or two years of credit monitoring at no charge, with one hack rolling into the next.
What’s to be done about it?
Quid Novi, the organization in Northern Colorado that attempts to shed light on innovations, will embark on a two-part program to explore scams and why they happen, then also provide insights into how innovations can help people avoid becoming victims.
Quid Novi, which is Latin for “what’s new,” will engage participants at its July and August showcases the topic “Scammers, Fraudsters and Grifters.”
In July, Jasmine Stevens from CorKat Data Solutions and Eric Weedin from Weedin Insurance will provide their insights into the problem. Then in August, Elevations Credit Union, which has multiple full-time staff members working to prevent scams affecting credit union members, along with a yet-unnamed expert on combatting fraud, will discuss innovative solutions.
The showcases will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. July 29 and Aug. 26 at The Forge in Loveland, a center for innovation created on the former Hewlett-Packard campus, 815 14th St. SW, in the Collaboratory Room just east of Grimm Brothers Brewery in Building C of the campus. A $20 admission will be charged, which includes hors d’oeuvres. Drinks will be available for purchase. Quid Novi events are always the last Tuesday of the month.
Quid Novi, founded in 2010 by Fort Collins resident Rick Griggs, seeks to cross boundaries for innovation and collaboration while encouraging participants to think and discover new ideas.
“It would take a lifetime to meet the variety of Quid Novi presenters you’ll meet in one year. They will broaden your vision, heighten your dreams and polish your confidence,” Griggs said.
In January, Quid Novi featured a program on “reinvention.” February’s program revolved around the theme of “transformation.” “Influencers” was the topic for March. April explored topics around the nonprofit sector. The organization took a break in May but returned with the June program on “leveraging your uniqueness.” After the July and August showcases, Quid Novi will explore the film industry in the region.
Additional information can be found at QuidNovi.io, the Quid Novi website.
Quid Novi to explore the power behind the ‘unique quotient’
Fifth showcase event to be at The Forge in Loveland
May 28, 2025
If there’s a misused word in the English language, it is “unique.” For many, the word means “unusual” (at least to them), or “uncommon.”
The Associated Press Stylebook, the guide used by many professional journalists and writers, says this: “It means one of a kind. Do not describe something as rather unique, most unique or very unique.”
Finding or experiencing something truly unique – something really one of a kind – can be itself a unique experience. Yet uniqueness exists.
Quid Novi, the organization in Northern Colorado that attempts to shed light on innovations, will demonstrate how to harness true uniqueness and see the ripples move through society.
Quid Novi, which is Latin for “what’s new,” will show participants at its June showcase how to identify the uniqueness around us, and how to benefit from it. Two speakers will guide the discussion.
Chris Hutchison, the author of “Ripple” and CEO of the Fort Collins-based Trebuchet Group leadership training organization, will discuss the potential impacts. Joining him will be Paul Kirby, Loveland, an artist, scientist, inventor and author who wrote the book “The FUSE Pathway: How to find and lead a fulfilling life.”
The showcase will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. June 24 at The Forge in Loveland, a center for innovation created on the former Hewlett-Packard campus, 815 14th St. SW, in the Collaboratory Room just east of Grimm Brothers Brewery in Building B of the campus. A $20 admission will be charged, which includes hors d’oeuvres. Drinks will be available for purchase.
Quid Novi, founded in 2010 by Fort Collins resident Rick Griggs, seeks to cross boundaries for innovation and collaboration while encouraging participants to think and discover new ideas.
“It would take a lifetime to meet the variety of Quid Novi presenters you’ll meet in one year. They will broaden your vision, heighten your dreams and polish your confidence.”
In January, Quid Novi featured a program on “reinvention.” February’s program revolved around the theme of “transformation.” “Influencers” was the topic for March. April explored topics around the nonprofit sector. The organization will take a break in May but return with the June program on “leveraging your uniqueness.” In July and August, Quid Novi will present a two-part program designed to use innovation to combat “scams, fraud and grift.”
Quid Novi to show how to live out your passions
Fourth showcase event to be at The Forge in Loveland
April 7, 2025
Most people have passions that, unfortunately, go with them to the grave. It doesn’t have to be that way.
Quid Novi, the organization in Northern Colorado that attempts to shed light on innovations, will demonstrate how to make passions come alive using the tools of the nonprofit sector.
Quid Novi, which is Latin for “what’s new,” will show participants at its next showcase how to easily form nonprofit organizations, how to run them successfully and how to raise money to fulfill their purpose.
Beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Collaboratory Room just east of Grimm Brothers Brewery in Building B of the campus, presenters will include Dave Boon, co-founder of Empowering Opportunities and also the founder of multiple nonprofits using an easy three-step process that he’ll explain.
Also on the agenda is Kathi Wright, former executive director of the Boys & Girls Club of Larimer County. Wright led the organization’s expansion from multiple, small programs to one program serving youth of the entire county.
Finally, Thom Munholland, co-founder of Friends of Lackota Animal Sanctuary, a horse rescue nonprofit will speak about the challenges of raising money. Lackota is a volunteer-based animal rescue, rehabilitation and sanctuary that provides refuge to about 150 horses, donkeys, mules and various other animals. The organization’s focus is on aging, lame, sick and disabled animals.
Between the three speakers, attendees will hear about forming, running and raising money for nonprofit organizations. Available at the event will fundraising experts and materials, including multiple copies of “How I Raised a Million in a Month,” a book written by former foundation executive Barbara Murray.
Quid Novi, founded in 2010 by Fort Collins resident Rick Griggs, seeks to cross boundaries for innovation and collaboration while encouraging participants to think and discover new ideas.
“It would take a lifetime to meet the variety of Quid Novi presenters you’ll meet in one year. They will broaden your vision, heighten your dreams and polish your confidence.”
In January, Quid Novi featured a program on “reinvention.” February’s program revolved around the theme of “transformation.” “Influencers” was the topic for March. The organization will take a break in May but return in June with a program on “leveraging your uniqueness,” followed by a program in July seeking to harness innovation to combat “scams, fraud and grift.”
The April 29 program will begin at 5:30 p.m. and run until 7:30 p.m. A $20 admission will be charged, which includes hors d’oeuvres. Drinks will be available for purchase.
The showcase will be at The Forge in Loveland, a center for innovation created on the former Hewlett-Packard campus, 815 14th St. SW.
Quid Novi to evaluate impact of ‘influencers’ in marketplace
Third showcase event will move to The Forge in Loveland
March 7, 2025
Business owners know: The age of traditional marketing is largely over. To be successful, businesses need to employ multiple channels in order to catch potential customers wherever their attention might be.
Among those channels, increasingly, is the social media space occupied by influencers – the Kardashians of whatever industry is discussed.
Quid Novi, which is Latin for “what’s new,” will explore the phenomenon of influencers at its next showcase on March 25. The showcase will move to The Forge in Loveland, a center for innovation created on the former Hewlett-Packard campus, 815 14th St. SW.
Beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Collaboratory Room just east of Grimm Brothers Brewery in Building B of the campus, presenters will include two Fort Collins restauranteurs who have captured the attention of the hospitality industry with their Online Restaurant Academy.
The Online Restaurant Academy is an educational platform aimed at helping hospitality leaders and entrepreneurs thrive. Lauren Storeby and Tiffany Helton founded the academy in 2020. Its programs are a combination of online curriculum and coaching. It has drawn participants nationwide.
Storeby and her husband Shawn own Snack Attack. She left the apparel industry in 2017 to work in the restaurant business.
Helton is co-founder of Stuft Burger Bar . She has worked in the hospitality industry her entire career.
While competitors in business, they’re partners in the restaurant academy.
Quid Novi, an organization founded in 2010 by Fort Collins resident Rick Griggs, seeks to cross boundaries for innovation and collaboration while encouraging participants to think and discover new ideas.
“Everyone wants to innovate — few know how. By exiting our silos and crossing boundaries, we absorb new insights that refresh the brain and spark creativity,” said Griggs about the intent behind Quid Novi.
In January, Quid Novi featured a program on “reinvention.” February’s program revolved around the theme of “transformation.” Influencers will be the topic for March.
The March 25 program will begin at 5:30 p.m. and run until 7:30 p.m. A $20 admission will be charged, which includes hors d’oeuvres. Drinks will be available for purchase.
Additional information can be found at the Quid Novi website.
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